Community Organization for Ex-Offender Employment

Federal Programs

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit plays an integral part in helping ex-offenders obtain employment. The WOTC, authorized by the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, is a federal tax credit that encourages employers to hire certain targeted individuals, including:

  • Those who are receiving or have recently received Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) or Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC).
  • 18-24 year-old individuals EZ/EC or RC eligible resident hired between May 1st and September 15th as a Summer Youth Employee.
  • A veteran who is a member of a family receiving food stamps.
  • A disabled person completing rehabilitation services including persons from the USVA.
  • An ex-felon who is a member of a low-income family.
  • A recipient of SSI benefits.
  • An employee of the New York Liberty Zone Business. 
  • The Work Opportunity Tax Credit reduces the employer’s income tax liability by as much as $2,400 per year, depending on employee eligibility and the number of hours worked.

 

    Alabama

Martha Sanders, WOTC Coordinator
Employment Service Division
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
649 Monroe St.
Montgomery, AL 36131
334-353-8037
334-353-9064
msanders {at} dir.state.al(.)us
www.dir.state.al.us

  Alaska

Jeanne Walker, WOTC Coordinator
Alaska Department of Labor Workforce Development
P.O. Box 25509
Juneau, AK 99802
907-465-5953
907-465-8753
Jeanne_Walker {at} labor.state.ak(.)us  
www.jobs.state.ak.us/wotc.htm

  Arizona

Marva Hunt, WOTC Coordinator
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Special Programs Unit 734T
P.O. Box 6123
Phoenix, AZ 85005
602-542-0398
602-542-2110

  Arkansas

Ruthie Pippins, WOTC Coordinator
Arkansas Employment Security Department
P.O. Box 2981
Little Rock, AR 72203
501-682-3749
501-682-2576
http://www.state.ar.us/esd/

  California

Christine Russo, Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coordinator
Job Services Division
California Employment Development Department
800 Capital Mall MIC 37
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-654-8195

  Colorado

Ted Obrecht, Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coordinator
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Employment Programs
Tower 11, Suite 400
1515 Arapahoe St.
Denver, CO 80202
303-318-8829
303-318-8934
ted.obrecht {at} state.co(.)us

  Connecticut

Madelyn Legault, WOTC Coordinator
Connecticut Department of Labor
Program Support Unit
200 Folly Brook Blvd.
Wethersfield, CT 06109
860-263-6060
madeline.legault {at} po.state.ct(.)us
http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/
progsupt/taxcredits/wotc.htm

  Delaware

Mary Kate Leith, WOTC Coordinator
Division of Employment Services
Delaware Department of Labor
4425 N. Market St., 3rd Floor
Wilmington, DE 19809
302-761-8131
302-761-6617

  Florida

Chuck Birchfield, WOTC Coordinator
Agency for Workforce Innovation
WOTC/Workforce Programs
Caldwell Bldg.
107 E. Madison St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-921-3299
850-921-3120
chuck.birchfield {at} awi.state.fl(.)us

  Georgia

Wayne Barton,
Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coordinator
Georgia Department of Labor
Sussex Place – Room 422
148 Andrew Young International Blvd., NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-656-3157
404-651-9333
wbarton {at} dol.state.ga(.)us

  Hawaii

Suzanne Okazaki, WOTC Coordinator
Workforce Development Division
Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Keelikolani Bldg., Room 329
830 Punchbowl St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-8815
808-586-8822

  Idaho

Judy Cardenas, WOTC Coordinator
Idaho Department of Labor
317 W. Main St.
Boise, ID 83735
208-332-3570 ext.3318
208-332-7417
jcardenas {at} labor.state.id(.)us

  Illinois

Mary Glusak, WOTC Coordinator
Illinois Department
of Employment Security
401 S. State St., #7 North
Chicago, IL 60605
P: 312-793-6805
F: 312-793-5151

  Indiana

Sean Blancaneaux, Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coordinator
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
10 N. Senate Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-7186
317-233-2679

  Iowa

Lisle Goode, Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coordinator
Iowa Workforce Development
Administrative Center
150 Des Moines St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-9023
515-281-9096
lisle.goode {at} iwed.state.ia(.)us

  Kansas

Joyce Heiman, WOTC Coordinator
Kansas Department of Human Resources
Division of Employment and Training
401 SW Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66603-3182
785-296-7435
785-296-1458
jheiman {at} hr.state.ks(.)us

  Kentucky

Barbara Gilley, WOTC Coordinator
Cabinet for Workforce Development
Department for Employment Services
Division of Field Services
275 E. Main St., 2W
Frankfort, KY 40621
502-564-7456
502-564-7459
BarbaraA.Gilley {at} mail.state.ky(.)us

  Louisiana

Douglas Townson, Jr., WOTC Coordinator
Louisiana Department of Labor
P.O. Box 94094
Capitol Station
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
225-342-3037
225-342-2922
dtownson {at} ldol.state.la(.)us

  Maine

Kathy Dostie, Work Opportunity
Tax Credit Coordinator
Bureau of Employment Service
Maine Department of Labor
55 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207-624-6488
207-624-6499
kathryn.dostie {at} state.me(.)us

  Maryland

David Ghee, Tax Credit Program
Administrator
Licensing & Regulation
Maryland Department of Labor
1100 N. Eutaw St., Room 201
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-767-2080 410-767-2078 fax
dghee {at} careernet.state.md(.)us

  Massachusetts

Roger Direng, WOTC Coordinator
Massachusetts Division of Employment & Training Administration
19 Staniford St., 1st Floor
Boston, MA 02114
617-626-5363
617-727-8671
rdireng {at} detma(.)org

  Michigan

Sandy Demetriou, Coordinator,
Work Opportunity Tax Credit Compensation
WOTC Unit
Michigan Bureau of Workers’
& Unemployment
Cadillac Place
3024 W. Grand Blvd., Suite 11-450
Detroit, MI 48202
313-456-2105
313-456-2132
www.michigan.gov/bwuc

  Minnesota

Larry Cheetham, WOTC Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Economic Security
390 North Robert St.
St. Paul, MN 55101
651-297-2219
651-297-7722
mdes.wotc {at} state.mn(.)us  
www.mnwfc.org/wotc/

  Mississippi

John Jones, WOTC Coordinator
Mississippi Employment Security Commission
1502 W. Capitol St.
P.O. Box 1699
Jackson, MS 39203
601-961-7591
601-961-7516
jjones {at} mesc.state.ms(.)us

  Missouri

Sara Davidson, WOTC Coordinator
Department of Economic Development
Missouri Division
of Workforce Development
P.O. Box 1087
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-0977
573-751-9896
sdavidson {at} co.wfd.state.mo(.)us

  Montana

Christy Robbins, WOTC Coordinator
Job Service Division
Montana Department of Labor and Industry
P.O. Box 1728
Helena, MT 59604
406-444-9046
406-444-3037
crobbins {at} state.mt(.)us

  Nebraska

Madhavi Bhadbhade, WOTC Coordinator
Nebraska Workforce Development – Department of Labor
550 S. 16th St.
P.O. Box 94600
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-2693
402-471-2318
Madhavib {at} dol.state.ne(.)us

Nevada

Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Program Coordinator
Employment Security Division
Nevada Department of Employment,
Training and Rehabilitation
500 E. Third St.
Carson City, NV 89713
775-684-0321
http://detr.state.nv.us/es/es_wotc.htm
http://detr.state.nv.us/es/es_office.htm

  New Hampshire

Laura Clegg, WOTC Coordinator
New Hampshire Department of Employment Security
WOTC Certifying Unit-Operations
32 South Main St.
Concord, NH 03301
603-228-4079
603-229-4321
lclegg {at} nehs.state.nh(.)us  
www.nhworks.state.nh.us/esb/wotc.htm

  New Jersey

Pat Valenza, WOTC Coordinator
New Jersey Department of Labor
John Fitch Plaza
P.O. Box 058
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-292-8112
609-777-1768
www.state.nj.us/njbiz/y_wotc.shtml

  New Mexico

Hector Moreu,
Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coordinator
New Mexico Department of Labor
401 Broadway NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505-841-8503
505-841-8467
hmoreu {at} state.nm(.)us

  New York

Hy Dubowsky, WOTC Coordinator
New York State Department of Labor
Room 200, State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12
Albany, NY 12240
518-457-6823
518-485-1815
DrHy {at} hotmail(.)com  
www.labor.state.ny.us

  North Carolina

Diane Smith, WOTC Coordinator
North Carolina Employment Security Commission
P.O. Box 27625
Raleigh, NC 27611
919-733-4896
919-733-3010
diane.g.smith {at} ncmail(.)net

  North Dakota

DeAnn Berg, WOTC Coordinator
Job Service North Dakota
1000 E. Divide Ave.
P.O. Box 5507
Bismarck, ND 58506
701-328-2997
701-328-4894
dberg {at} state.nd(.)us

  Ohio

Dwight Garner, Bureau Chief of Tax Credits
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Bureau of Tax Credits – WOTC/WtW Unit
145 South Front St., 2nd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
614-644-7206
614-644-7102
wotc_resource {at} odjfs.state.oh(.)us
www.state.oh.us/odjfs/wotc/contact.stm

  Oklahoma

Paul Williams, Coordinator
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
Will Rogers Building, WOTC/W2S Unit
2401 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
405-557-5371
405-524-6081
paul.williams {at} oesc.state.ok(.)us  
www.oesc.state.ok.us

  Oregon

Jed Jassman, WOTC Coordinator
Oregon Employment Department
875 Union Street, NE, Room 201
Salem, OR 97311
503-947-1672
503-947-1668
edward.jassman {at} state.or(.)us
http://findit.emp.state.or.us/
emprsvcs/wotc-qexf.cfm

  Pennsylvania

Barbara Zullinger, WOTC Coordinator
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, 12th Floor
Labor and Industry Bldg.
7th and Forster Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-783-3676
717-787-5785
bzullinger {at} dli.state.pa(.)us  
www.dli.state.pa.us/

  Rhode Island

Brent Garvin, Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coordinator
South Carolina Employment Security Commission
1550 Gadsden
P.O. Box 1406
Columbia, SC 29202
803-737-2588
803-737-0140
bgarvin {at} scjob.ses(.)org

  South Carolina

Brent Garvin, Work Opportunity
Tax Credit Coordinator
South Carolina
Employment Security Commission
1550 Gadsden
P.O. Box 1406
Columbia, SC 29202
803-737-2588
803-737-0140
bgarvin {at} scjob.ses(.)org

South Dakota

Peggy Carrico, Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coordinator
South Dakota Department of Labor
420 S. Roosevelt St.
P.O. Box 4730
Aberdeen, SD 57402 605-626-2302
605-626-2322
peggy.carrico {at} state.sd(.)us
http://www.state.sd.us/dol/news/wotc.htm

  Tennessee

Roger Littlejohn, WOTC Coordinator
Tennessee Department of Labor 7 Workforce Development
500 James Robertson Pkwy.
Davy Crockett Tower, 11th Floor
Nashville, TN 37245
615-741-6473
615-532-1612
rlitlejohn {at} mail.state.tn(.)us

  Texas

John Carlson, WOTC Coordinator
Texas Workforce Commission
Room 332T
101 E.15th St.
Austin, TX 78778
512-463-9926
512-463-8819 fax
E-Mail: john.carlson {at} twc.state.tx(.)us  
www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/wotc/wotc.html

  Utah

Shelley Roberts, Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coordinator
Department of Workforce Services
P.O. Box 45249
Salt Lake City, UT 84145801-526-9480
801-526-9789
smvers {at} ws.state.ut(.)us

  Vermont

Michael Calcagni, Bonding Services Coordinator
Vermont Department of Employment and Training
5 Green Mountatin Drive
P.O. Box 488
Montpelier, VT 05601
802-828-4350
802-828-4374
mcalcagni {at} pop.det.state.vt(.)us

  Virginia

Jeff Primmer or James Hunt,
WOTC Coordinators
Virginia Employment Commission
Gateway Building
P.O. Box 1358
Richmond, VA 23218
804-786-2887 or 804-786-4468
804-786-6091
jprimmer {at} vec.state.va(.)us
jhunt {at} vec.state.va(.)us  
www.vec.state.va.us

  Washington

Tony Aragon, WOTC Coordinator
Olympia JSC
P.O. Box 9046
3738 Pacific Ave.
Olympia, WA 98507
360-407-5107
360-407-5209
taragon {at} jsd.wa(.)gov or taragon {at} esd.wa(.)gov  
www.wa.gov/esd/work/

Washington, DC

Linda McKinney, Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coordinator
Washington, DC Department of Employment Services
609 H St., NE, Room 535
Washington, DC 20002
202-698-5849
202-698-5720
linda.mckinney {at} dc(.)gov

 West Virginia

Elana Stowers, WOTC Coordinator
West Virginia Bureau of
Employment Programs
112 California Ave., Room 221
Charleston, WV 25305
304-558-3452
304-558-6446
Estowers {at} wvbep(.)org

  Wisconsin

William Richey, WOTC Coordinator
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Tax Credit Office
201 E. Washington Ave., Room 201
P.O. Box 7972
Madison, WI 53707
608-266-0959
608-267-0330
richew {at} mail.state.wi(.)us

  Wyoming

Julia Clouser Department of Workforce Services
WOTC
P.O. Box 2760
Casper, WY 82602 307-235-3611
307-235-3293
jclous {at} state.wy(.)us 
http://wydoe.state.wy.us